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Examples of family name in a Sentence
Her family name is Smith.
searched for their family name on a popular genealogy website
Recent Examples on the Web
Atreides is Paul’s family name, one of the great houses in the Dune universe and a major political power.
—Lucas Trevor, Washington Post, 4 Mar. 2024
My family name on the back of the jersey, that’s very important to me.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2024
Constantinos, who later made the Greek Orthodox hadj to Jerusalem and, following custom, upgraded his family name from Pateras to Hadjipateras, stayed on board as a seafarer.
—Virginia Heffernan, WIRED, 14 Feb. 2024
Harry Cohn to take my bohemian roots away by denying me my family name.
—Liz McNeil, Peoplemag, 13 Feb. 2024
What follows is a genealogy of important Portuguese family names until 1975, when family member Pedro Brum da Silveira Pinto donated the estate to the representative of the Portuguese royal house, Dom Duarte Pio, and his brother, Dom Miguel de Bragança, Duke of Viseu.
—Ann Abel, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
The Carnahan family name is well-known and connected within Missouri politics.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2024
Yoni came to represent the highest level of sacrifice, and the family name became ubiquitous in Israel.
—David Remnick, The New Yorker, 14 Jan. 2024
Names were varied and creatively conceptualized, often inspired by the property’s physical appearance, a family name, local flora and fauna, topography, or region.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 26 Dec. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1646, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near family name
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“Family name.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/family%20name. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.
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